The call for 50 Funded Observerships is now open! ESCMID Observerships provide participants with a fantastic opportunity to gain experience and exchange knowledge with colleagues across the fields of CM & ID. To get started, choose and contact your target institution among 123 ESCMID Collaborative Centres.

Science & Research

The call for individual research grants closes in just 2 days! Young Scientist Members working in the fields of fungal, viral and/or parasitic infections and diseases are encouraged to apply for funding for their research projects. Don’t miss your chance to jumpstart your research career.

Four members of the current ESCMID SAS are completing their term at the end of ESCMID Global 2025. The open call for new members is still open until 30 September 2024. The open call covers the following topics: AMR & Susceptibility Testing, Clinics & Therapeutics, Pathogenesis and Immunology and finally, Diagnostics. Interested members can review the full call sheet on our website.

Education

Our "Challenges in Clinical Parasitology" online course equips clinical microbiologists and infectious disease specialists with essential skills to recognise and diagnose these conditions early, preventing severe outcomes. Enhance your expertise and play a pivotal role in combating these persistent global health challenges!

This upcoming ESCMID course is designed to illuminate the current clinical experiences, compassionate use protocols, cohort studies, and ongoing clinical trials in the field. Gain valuable insights into the establishment of phage therapy centres, navigating evolving global regulations.

Registration closes on 27 October 2024

Congress & Events

This is the last chance to register for this event. Online tickets provide a great way to join at a discounted rate especially for LMIC members.

This interdisciplinary summit pledges to tackle the growing threat of AMR and explore opportunities and outline essential criteria for advancing antimicrobial drug development.

The ESCMID Global 2024 Abstract Book has just been published in CMI Communications. This supplement contains all accepted abstracts, abstracts that were presented in oral sessions and abstracts of posters that were uploaded to the congress repository.

Guidelines & Journals

In this Communicable episode, hosts Angela and Nav are joined by avian flu expert Ron Fouchier (Erasmus MC Rotterdam, NL) to discuss the most recent developments on the avian flu H5N1 outbreak in poultry and dairy herds across the US, and the potential risks this widespread avian influenza poses to humans. Understanding of the virus from its first reported outbreak in Hong Kong in 1997 to its global prevalence today is also reviewed.

Pertussis upsurge, age shift and vaccine escape post-COVID-19 caused by ptxP3 macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis MT28 clone in China

Cefepime trough levels and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing universal therapeutic drug monitoring: A prospective cohort study